Stockwell Inventory Systems, Inc., has announced a rights offer. The company has announced that it will take

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Stockwell Inventory Systems, Inc., has announced a rights offer. The company has announced that it will take four rights to buy a new share in the offering at a subscription price of \($25.\) At the close of business the day before the ex-rights day, the company’s stock sells for \($50\) per share. The next morning, you notice that the stock sells for \($45\) per share and the rights sell for \($4\) each. Are the stock and/or the rights correctly priced on the ex-rights day? Describe a transaction in which you could use these prices to create an immediate profit.

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Fundamentals Of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 9780072313000

5th Edition

Authors: Stephen A Ross, Randolph W Westerfield

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